Plot

Homer takes Marge out for a night on the town to make up for his recent neglecting of her, leaving the kids with a sinister babysitter who has a diabolical secret.

Marge and Homer want to have a second honeymoon at a hotel but,due to Bart's naughtiness, have trouble in finding a baby-sitter, until the stern-looking Ms. Botz arrives. In fact, she is the notorious Baby-Sitter Bandit who robs the houses in her care but the kids manage to overpower her - although an unaware Homer releases her again, and she escapes, leaving the news channel to label him a local boob.—don @ minifie-1

Homer and Marge use a night to spend time together on a date, but they need a babysitter for Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. So they call a local babysitting company to ask for a babysitter. When the babysitter, Ms. Botz, arrives, the kids do not seem to trust her. They find out that she is a bandit and she robs houses and sometimes murders children. Bart, Lisa, and Maggie find ways to capture her and stay protected before their parents come home, making it some enchanted evening.—kevindklenke

Homer and Marge spend an evening out on the town, leaving the kids with a babysitter named Ms. Botz. Bart and Lisa, however, learn from watching TV that Ms. Botz is actually a wanted fugitive named Lucille Botzkowski, better known as the "Babysitter Bandit".

Opening Credits: Blackboard joke: I will not yell fire in a crowded classroom. Couch Gag: The family runs in and sits on the couch, nothing happens.

Act One:

The episode begins with the family eating breakfast in the morning. Just as the school bus pulls up, Bart and Lisa run off to get on the bus. Marge asks them not to forget about the special lunches she made for them. Lisa tells her it's ok as she and Bart took money from their father's wallet for their lunch. Homer looks down at his watch and realizes he is late for work. When Marge leans in for a kiss, Homer is oblivious to her, and instead drinks the last of his coffee. He quickly hurries away, leaving her feeling depressed and with a mess in the kitchen. As she sits in the kitchen she hears an ad on the radio for a call-in therapy talk show hosted by Dr. Marvin Monroe. Marge decides to call, and she explains to him that she feels Homer doesn't appreciate her anymore and that he isnt romantic like he used to be. Dr. Monroe tells Marge to give him an ultimatum when he comes home from work: either he starts loving you or you leave him. Meanwhile, at the power plant, everyone laughs at Homer as they are all listening to the call on the radio.

After school, Bart plays a prank call on Moe's Tavern and asks him for Al Coholic. Once Moe calls for Al Coholic, the bar denizens quickly laugh at him and he threatens mayhem to whoever prank called him. Bart and Lisa both laugh as he hangs up the phone. Homer just happens to be there, because he is too afraid to come home to an angry Marge and eats a pickled egg. He asks Barney and Moe for their opinion, if he's a loveless dirtbag who likes taking his wife for granted and mistreats her. They both agree he is, since they heard Marge's call in radio to Dr.Monroe about her complaints towards him in not loving her. Homer asks Moe for advice on how to be more romantic towards her. Moe tells him to buy her some flowers, take her out to dinner and spend the evening at a motel with her. Homer takes his advice and heads to the flower shop. He purchases a rose and chcolates for her. Back at the house Marge gets madder by the minute waiting for Homer to come home. Bart, Lisa and Maggie wisely stays away from their irate mother as she waits for their father to come home

Act Two:

While an enraged Marge waits at the front door for Homer, he stands in the driveway, figuring out exactly what to say to her. Marge hears Homers keys rattle when opening the front door, so she opens the door for him, about to blow up in rage. But when he holds up some chocolates and the rose and tells her he loves her, Marge's rage melts away and she forgives him.

Bart once again prank calls Moe again, this time looking for Oliver Clozoff and laughs with Lisa when he's fooled again. Homer lays out his plan for the evening with Marge. She calls the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service, after she hung up the phone upon hearing Moe, thinking it was a crosswire. Unfortunately, the receptionist immediately refuses the services of their babysitters when she identified herself as Mrs.Simpson. This was because, her kids are on the "No! No! No!" poster due to their prevous misbehavior to their babysitters and as a result the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service has decided to refuse service of their babysitters to the Simpson family. However, Homer successfully call for a babysitter as Mr.Samson and the receptionist aks him if his wife called in earlier. Homer says no and tells her that it's Samson, not Simpson. The receptionist is relieved as she complains about the Simpson kids and their scary father, irritating him. Continuing to pretend to be Mr.Samson, Homer calmly convinces her that the Simpsons are their neighbors and they're just misunderstood, but highly respectful people. After getting a babysitter, Lisa watches Marge get ready, and Bart watches Homer get ready for their date. A 6-foot tall, frightening looking and intimidating lady named Ms.Botz, their baby sitter, arrives with her own suitcases. Marge tells her that Maggie needs to be put to bed right away, but Lisa and Bart can stay up for an extra hour watching "The Happy Little Elves Meets The Curious Cub" After that, they head out for their romantic night in the town while the kids are safe with their babysitter. In the living room, Bart tries to get Ms.Botz to agree to alternate TV show viewing other than the elves since they've seen it too many times. However, she quickly puts him in his place with her menacing threat because she has dealt with children like him before. Bart is forced to watch "The Happy Little Elves" with Lisa, while Ms.Botz puts Maggie to bed.

At the restaurant, Homer picks out his lobster for dinner. While at the house Bart can't stand The Happy Little Elves anymore and turns on the TV. Back at the restaurant Marge and Homer enjoy their dinner and Mambo dancing. At the house, Bart and Lisa watch a report about the Baby Sitter Bandit on Americas Most Armed and Dangerous. They start to get scared right away as the reporter tells of a baby sitter who ties up the children and then ransacks the house. Bart and Lisas fears come true when a picture of Ms. Botz as the Baby Sitter Bandit is shown as Lucille Botzcowski. Just then Ms.Botz walks in the living room with rope to tie up a screaming Bart and Lisa.

Act Three:

Bart runs downstairs to the basement while Lisa runs to the kitchen to call the toll free fugitive hotline, but the phone lines are busy. Meanwhile, Marge and Homer make their way to the motel. Back at the house, Bart is captured in the basement by Ms.Botz and Lisa finally makes it through the busy hotline. Just as she is about to report Ms. Botz, Lisa is also captured and tied up. Ms Botz places a tied up Bart and Lisa on the couch and goes to ransack the house.

Meanwhile, Marge and Homer have made it to the motel and are enjoying each others company. At the house, Maggie wakes up, while Ms.Botz ransacks Homer and Marges room, and heads downstairs. Once in the living room, Maggie unties Bart and Lisa. While Ms. Botz ransacks another room Maggie crawls by and Ms. Botz follows her to tie her up as well. Maggie leads Ms Botz into another room where Bart is waiting with a baseball bat, he knocks Ms.Botz out. The kids quickly escape from the house just as Marge calls from the motel. When no one answers the phone, Marge gets worried and she and Homer decide to head back home. The kids make their way to a pay phone and call the fugitive hotline to inform them of their capture of the Baby Sitter Bandit.

Meanwhile, Homer and Marge arrive back home to find Ms.Botz tied up in the living room. They unite her and Homer pays her triple her fee as she quickly drives away. Just as Ms.Botz drives off, the police arrive to arrest her. As Homer realizes what he has done, microphones and cameras are shoved in his face, and he makes a fool of himself as he quickly tries to lie and explain how the Baby Sitter Bandit got away from him. Marge consoles Homer, who feels stupid, as they watch his interview on the news before going to bed.